MMM267 Individual Report: GRADE FORM Performance Indicators used to determine scores Learning Objective Excellent Well Done Acceptable Needs Improvement Poor Research: Find information appropriate to the task and refer to information sources accurately (max. 5 points)  An excellent (8 and more) number of high quality/relevant academic sources selected and used  Nearly all ideas presented as paraphrases/summaries, with very few direct quotations  All in-text citations provided and accurate  All references provided, complete and correct according to the Harvard system (5 points)  A good (6-7) number of quality/relevant academic sources selected and used  Majority of ideas presented as paraphrases/summaries, but several direct quotations  In-text citations provided and accurate except for a few errors  Most references are provided, complete and correct according to the Harvard system (3.75 points)  A reasonable (4-5) number of quality/relevant academic sources selected and used  Acceptable balance of paraphrases/summaries and direct quotations  In-text citations are provided and accurate in the majority of cases  The majority of references provided, complete and correct according to the Harvard system (2.5 points)  An inadequate (less than four) number of quality/relevant academic sources selected and used  Inadequate use of paraphrases/summaries and overuse of direct quotations  The majority of in-text citations are missing or inaccurate  Some attempt has been made to use the Harvard system, but entries contain many errors (1.25 points)  No academic sources selected or the information sources selected are of poor quality/relevance  Unacceptable overreliance on lengthy, direct quotations  In-text citations not utilized or mostly inaccurate  Little or no attempt made to use the Harvard system correctly (0 points) Body: critical analysis and interpretation, supply chain management theory and concepts, and recommendations (max.15 points)  An outstanding, balanced and objective critical analysis has been provided  Critical analysis is extremely comprehensive and covers the breadth and depth of the task  Excellent inclusion of supply chain management theory and concepts and indications of deep knowledge and insight  Provide multiple recommendations which logically flow from report’s critical analyses  Recommendations demonstrate an exemplary understanding of supply chain management theory (15 points)  A good attempt made to provide objective critical analysis and interpretation  Critical analysis and interpretation are relevant, cover the breadth of the task, are reasonably balanced and show depth in some sections  Good inclusion of supply chain management theory and concepts  Provide several recommendations which flow reasonably well from report’s critical analyses  Recommendations demonstrate a good understanding of supply chain management theory (12.5 points)  A reasonable attempt made to provide an objective critical analysis and interpretation  Critical analysis and interpretation are complete, relate to the task but are uneven, or unbalanced  Satisfactory inclusion of supply chain management theory and concepts  Provide some recommendations which flow satisfactorily from report’s critical analyses  Recommendations demonstrate a satisfactory understanding of supply chain management theory (7.5 points)  Some attempt made to include an objective critical analysis or interpretation in some areas  Critical analysis and interpretation relate to the task but is incomplete, cursory or superficial  Inadequate inclusion of supply chain management theory and concepts  Provide few recommendations which flow from report’s critical analyses  Recommendations demonstrate little understanding of supply chain management theory (5 points)  Scant information provided in relation to the task  No attempt made to provide any critical analysis or interpretation  Inclusion of little or no supply chain management theory and concepts  No/few recommendations flow from report’s critical analyses  Recommendations demonstrate no/little understanding of supply chain management theory (0 points) Other Sections: Executive Summary, Introduction, Conclusion, (max.5 points)  Outstanding Executive Summary  Introduction and Conclusion are clear, comprehensive and insightful  Headings and sub-headings are instructive  All sections clearly comply with indicative word counts (5 points)  Good Executive Summary  Introduction and Conclusion cover the key points and are clear and relevant  Headings and subheadings are instructive  Sections generally comply with indicative word counts (3.75 points)  Executive Summary provided which covers most key points  Introduction and Conclusion are clear and acceptable  Headings and subheadings are reasonable  Some sections too long or too short in relation to indicative word counts (2.5 points)  Executive Summary provided, but is not a summary of the entire report  Introduction and Conclusion are cursory  Some headings and sub- headings not provided and/or inappropriate  Most sections do not comply with indicative word counts (1.25 points)  Executive Summary inappropriate or missing  Introduction and Conclusion are inappropriate or missing or unrelated to analysis  Headings not provided and/or inappropriate  No evidence of any attempt to comply with indicative word counts (0 points) Communicate information accurately (max. 5 points)  No spelling and/or grammatical errors  Paraphrasing correctly portrays another’s ideas in student’s own words  Quotations used sparingly and presented correctly (5 points)  One or two spelling and/or grammatical errors  Paraphrasing correctly portrays another’s ideas in student’s own words  Fewer quotations could be used, but presented correctly (3.75 points)  Few spelling and/or grammatical errors  Paraphrasing correctly portrays another’s ideas in student’s own words  Too much quoted material used, but presented correctly (2.5 points)  Some spelling and/or grammatical errors  Paraphrasing uses too many of the authors’ own words  Too much quoted material provided, and some presented incorrectly (1.25 points)  Extensive spelling and/or grammatical errors.  Paraphrasing closely resembles a quote  Too much quoted material provided and presented incorrectly (0 points)